Jaguar XJR Sportscars

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MarqueJaguar
Fuel economy (EPA)21 mpg combined · $4,450/yr fuel

Some cars leave a paper trail; the Jaguar XJR Sportscars left a name and a place in Jaguar's list. What follows is what can be said with a source behind it.

Where it came from

The Jaguar XJR sportscars were a series of race cars used by Jaguar-backed teams in both the World Sportscar Championship (WSC) Group C and the IMSA Camel GTP series between 1984 and 1993.

In context

Nearby in the Jaguar catalogue sit the F-Type and the Vanden Plas.

Owning one today

EPA combined economy is 21 mpg, about $4,450 a year in fuel at the EPA's assumptions. Condition, mileage and specification move any single car a long way from a headline figure.

The family, through the years

Every generation and sibling of this nameplate in the catalogue, oldest first. Photos: Wikimedia Commons.